# Accident 20210530007129A: Piper PA-22-150, Cashmere, WA, May 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cashmere, WA
- Airport: Cashmere
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5147° N, 120.4847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5147&lon=-120.4847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7159B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7159B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210530007129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY LANDING INTO SWAMPY AREA WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AT TOUCHDOWN IN TALL GRASS. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SUBMERGED IN WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR21LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA213), May 31, 2021: Piper PA-22-150 (N7159B), Cashmere, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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